Using BAL Easy Poxy Epoxy Grout

[Dad]

Just did my first job today (a kitchen worktop) using BLACK Mapei Kerapoxy. I am not a tiler, but I have done quite a few tiling jobs and this was part of a kitchen fit. I found it a bit of a stressful experience too perfectionist. For a start, I couldn't get the room or the tiles warm, so the stuff was as thick as guts. I was using my usual rubber tile float as well - so I had no end of problems getting the stuff into the joints. problem is, once you have mixed it, you have to go! Got there in the end, but I won't be rushing to use it again..... (especially in black)

 

[dock]

Don't understand the issue here. If you have the correct equipment epoxy grouting is dead easy!!. Formulation wise the hardener component is roughly 1% water wipeable unlike the old formulation epoxies.

1 Once mixed apply the grout with a hard rubber squeegee (normally blue in colour)
2 Remove excess by drawing the squeegee diagonally across the filled joints
3 Emulsify the residual film with a dampened white scotchbrite pad kept flat against the tiling
4 Remove the film by drawing a good quality damp sponge diagonally across the tiling
5 Leave any slight marks left on the tile surface until the grout has cured and remove with a scotchbrite pad and water after 24 hours
6 If left much longer Nitromors paint stripper will probably be required

dock

 

[mz30]

Been using this stuff for the past couple of days on a church am working on,dont see the problem either,while not as easy as using normal grout,it was'nt no where near as bad as using the epoxy of old,still used lots of sponges though,probably only washing off two to three metres per sponge,we used hot water to wash off and it seemed to come off great no scotchbrite pads or anything needed.